Question NW1607 to the Minister of Basic Education
09 December 2019 - NW1607
Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the Minister of Basic Education
With reference to the statement released by her department on 17 September 2019, (a) what is the name of each stakeholder her department (i) engaged with and (ii) consulted regarding the comprehensive sexuality education curriculum, (b) where was each stakeholder engagement or consultation held and (c) what was the outcome of each stakeholder engagement and/or consultation?
Reply:
(a) – (c)
The DBE do not offer a Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) curriculum as Sexuality Education has been offered through the Life Skills (LS) and Life Orientation (LO) Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) since 2000.